Characteristics of Foreign-Born Persons in the Swiss Hepatitis C Cohort Study: Implications for Screening Recommendations

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Title		Characteristics of Foreign-Born Persons in the Swiss Hepatitis C Cohort Study: Implications for Screening Recommendations
Authors		Bertisch, Barbara Giudici, Fabio Negro, Francesco Moradpour, Darius Müllhaupt, Beat Moriggia, Alberto Estill, Janne Anton Markus Keiser, Olivia
Published in		PLOS ONE. 2016, vol. 11, no. 5, p. e0155464
Abstract		Switzerland recommends individuals who originate from high-prevalence countries to be screened for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. However, not all these persons are equally at risk. We thus aimed to describe the number and characteristics of persons with HCV infection born outside of Switzerland.
Identifiers		DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155464 PMID: 27227332
Full text		Article (Published version) (932 Kb) - Free access
Structures		Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine fondamentale / Département de pathologie et immunologie
Research groups		Etudes et traitement de l'hépatite C et B (554) Maladies infectieuses et modèles mathématiques (988)
Citation (ISO format)		BERTISCH, Barbara et al. Characteristics of Foreign-Born Persons in the Swiss Hepatitis C Cohort Study: Implications for Screening Recommendations. In: PLOS ONE, 2016, vol. 11, n° 5, p. e0155464. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155464 https://archive-ouverte.unige.ch/unige:84842